21st century thinking around differentiation

• Teaching Thoughtful Learners:Baltimore County Public Schools-all teachers and students using PB Wikis. Look at right-hand column and see items in a folder about synthesizing, visualizing, questioning, etc. (Comprehension Strategies)
• Baltimore County Public Schools' very complete list of web 2.0 tools
• Baltimore County Public Schools High School Research Models, Assignments, Essentials Questions, rubrics, etc.
• Baltimore County Public Schools: 23 things to learn-tech tool tutorials, etc.
• Bloom's Taxonomy Revised and ICT tools
• 21st Century Literacies
• Educational Origami: is a blog , and a wiki, about the integration of ICT into the classroom. Power links and collaboration.
• 100 ways to use an IPod for teaching and learning.
• Inspired Classrooms lead the teacher away from linear, sequential, lecture-based presentations of information. With the availability of information and resources on the internet, the teacher no longer has to be the one-stop shop for information and learning. In an Inspired Classroom, the teacher fills the role of the facilitator that sets up a series of activities that leads the students as they learn on their own.- theisent May 3, 2009

21st century international classroom projects-differentiation in action-international involvement

• Persuasive Essay-a powerful set of guidelines-used for an international project/Check out the rest of the wiki. too.
• KnowledgeWorks-Map of future forces affecting education
• Differentiating Literacy: Orchestrating the Media Collage:Being able to read and write multiple forms of media and integrate them into a meaningful whole is the new hallmark of literacy. ASCD: Educational Leadership, March 2009. - theisent May 3, 2009